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What is the definition of creativity?
What is the term for generating many ideas or solutions to a problem?
Which of the following is a type of motivation that is positively correlated with creativity?
What is the first stage of the creative process?
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What is the term for visualizing relationships between ideas?
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What type of creativity involves sudden, unexpected insights or ideas?
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What is the term for taking a break from a problem to allow the subconscious to work on it?
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What is the term for using existing ideas and modifying them to create new ones?
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Definition and Types of Creativity
- Creativity: the ability to generate new and original ideas, solutions, or products
- Two types of creativity:
- Sudden Creativity: sudden, unexpected insights or ideas (e.g., epiphany)
- Gradual Creativity: slow, incremental process of developing an idea or solution
Theories of Creativity
- Divergent Thinking: generating many ideas or solutions to a problem
- Convergent Thinking: evaluating and selecting the best idea or solution
- Incubation Theory: taking a break from a problem to allow the subconscious to work on it
- investment Theory: creativity is a result of investing time and effort in developing an idea
Factors Influencing Creativity
- Motivation: intrinsic motivation (e.g., passion, interest) vs. extrinsic motivation (e.g., rewards, recognition)
- Personality: openness to experience, extraversion, and conscientiousness are positively correlated with creativity
- Environment: a supportive, stimulating environment can foster creativity
- Cognitive Abilities: working memory, attention, and executive functions are important for creative thinking
Stages of the Creative Process
- Preparation: gathering information, defining the problem, and setting goals
- Incubation: allowing the subconscious to work on the problem
- Investigation: exploring and evaluating ideas
- Verification: testing and refining the solution
- Implementation: putting the solution into action
Strategies for Enhancing Creativity
- Brainstorming: generating a large number of ideas in a short amount of time
- Mind Mapping: visualizing relationships between ideas
- Reverse Brainstorming: identifying the opposite of what you want to achieve and working backwards
- SCAMPER: using existing ideas and modifying them to create new ones (Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Modify, Put to Another Use, Eliminate, and Rearrange)
Definition and Types of Creativity
- Creativity is the ability to generate new and original ideas, solutions, or products
- There are two types of creativity: Sudden Creativity and Gradual Creativity
- Sudden Creativity involves sudden, unexpected insights or ideas, such as an epiphany
- Gradual Creativity involves a slow, incremental process of developing an idea or solution
Theories of Creativity
- Divergent Thinking involves generating many ideas or solutions to a problem
- Convergent Thinking involves evaluating and selecting the best idea or solution
- Incubation Theory suggests that taking a break from a problem allows the subconscious to work on it
- Investment Theory proposes that creativity is a result of investing time and effort in developing an idea
Factors Influencing Creativity
- Motivation can be either intrinsic (e.g., passion, interest) or extrinsic (e.g., rewards, recognition)
- Personality traits such as openness to experience, extraversion, and conscientiousness are positively correlated with creativity
- A supportive, stimulating environment can foster creativity
- Cognitive Abilities such as working memory, attention, and executive functions are important for creative thinking
Stages of the Creative Process
- The creative process involves five stages: Preparation, Incubation, Investigation, Verification, and Implementation
- Preparation involves gathering information, defining the problem, and setting goals
- Incubation allows the subconscious to work on the problem
- Investigation involves exploring and evaluating ideas
- Verification involves testing and refining the solution
- Implementation involves putting the solution into action
Strategies for Enhancing Creativity
- Brainstorming involves generating a large number of ideas in a short amount of time
- Mind Mapping involves visualizing relationships between ideas
- Reverse Brainstorming involves identifying the opposite of what you want to achieve and working backwards
- SCAMPER is a strategy that uses existing ideas and modifies them to create new ones, involving Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Modify, Put to Another Use, Eliminate, and Rearrange
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Learn about the concept of creativity, its types, and the different theories that explain it, including divergent and convergent thinking.
